Courgette, lemon and basil pasta

Name: Courgette, lemon and basil pasta
Ingredients: 2 tbsp pine nuts, toasted, to serve; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 100 g spaghetti or linguine (or pasta of choice); Parmesan cheese, grated, to serve; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; leaves from a few sprigs of basil; 1 courgette, roughly grated or chopped; 1 banana shallot or 2–3 smaller shallots, finely chopped; grated zest and juice of ½ small unwaxed lemon; a pinch of chilli flakes; 2 tbsp olive oil

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

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By Signe Johansen

Published 2018

About

Here’s a quick vegetarian pasta dish that can easily be adapted to other greens: try it with asparagus, broccoli or broad beans when you tire of courgette.

Ingredients

100 g spaghetti or linguine (or pasta of choice)
2 tbsp olive oil

Method

Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.

Meanwhile, heat half the olive oil in a separate skillet or frying pan over a low-medium heat, add the shallot and fry for about 5 minutes until soft, then add the garlic and chilli flakes and fry for a further minute. Add the remaining olive oil, tip in the courgette, season wit

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Alison Nickson

1 year ago from United Kingdom

Embarrassingly simple, but very tasty indeed. I used the whole lemon and lots more garlic, but I really enjoy both/ don't believe it's possible to overdo either. I've made this a couple of times and not missed the basil when I haven't had it in stock, but the pine nuts are non-negotiable.

Kiwi Rik

3 years ago from New Zealand

I had found a packet of spaghetti in the back of the pantry and was looking for something light and summery. The courgettes are in full force and the lemons bright and tangy. I forgot to add the chili but did sub in some purple basil. I was very surprised how much the grated courgette disappeared once it cooked through and I might try it again with chopped courgette as well for a bit of tecture. All in all, a light quick easy weekday meal that helps to battle the heat, is almost one pot and is really tasty.

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